Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-14
MetronoIitan Theater.

Baird's Mammoth Minstrels appeared
this house last evening to a good house
despite the storm. There are some twenty
six or seven persons in the troupe. They
are under the general management of Mrs.
l. w. Baird, her husband this year being
engaged in conquering northern coast soil
to the uses of agriculture. The lady's man
agement is excellent and the company
does credit TO her skill and business
tact. Ellsworth Cook is a phenomenal
male soprano singer; Horace Rushby a
fine tenor of sympathetic voice, sweet
in tone, and for clearness of enunci-
alton is a model. w. S. Pollard is the
basso, whose voice is more robust than
flexible, but admirably adapted to the good
quartet of the company. There are six
end men-Mack, Conway, Benedict, Good
year, Dillon and Henderson-the first four
named alternating with each other in the
first part Six of the company appear as
bell-ringers, manipulating the soft, liquid
toned Swiss bells very skillfully. Charles
Goodyear and Lew Benedict are the capital
character actors and wits, and appear in
solo specialties that are very humorous.
Cool Burgess is a grotesque specialist, but
was altogether too much of buffoon in
the selections he gave last night. The
extravaganza of his facial contor-
lions and vocal eccentricities last even
ing were unlike anything human,
while testifying unquestionably to
his mimetic powers and his capacity to
free from faults. Grant and Henderson are
two good comic acrobatic actors, and did
some ladicrous and very skillful acts. The
team of six clog dancers is of the very first
order. Billy" Conway is the most fin
ished minstrel comedian of the troupe,
Benedict the best minstrel performer, and
Goodyear the most original character actor
and wit. The orchestra of the company is
strong. AS whole, the troupe is clean,
painstaking and enjoyable one, and well
pleased the audience last evening, which
was warm in its applause and persistent in
its encores. The company appears tonight
for the last time.
NoTARIAL APPOINTMENTS. The Governor
has commissioned Notaries as follows: O.
C. Pratt, San Francisco; G. c. Denman,
Vallejo; A R. Story, Dixon; A. f. Dixon
Susanville; Z. S. S. Root Westport; F. P
futile, Auburn; Alfred E. Putnam, L. G
Dreyfus and H. J. Finger, Santa Barbara
N. A. Hawkins, Woodland; ]. X. Roberts
and j. r. Patton, San Jose; p. b. FRASER
Stockton; ]. G. Deaderlck, Carpenteria.
CENSUS MARSHAL ELEcTED.-The City
Board of Education met last evening fol
the purpose of electing Census Marshal
There were eight candidates. and the bal
lotting consumed several hours On the
16lst ballot the vote stood; n. J. Toll 5, ]
e. Hobbie g. and Toll was declared elected
The census must be completed by May 10Th
GUILD OF ST. THEKLA.-The Guild of 81
Thekla, connected with st. Pauls Church
elected the following officers yesterday
President, Miss II. f. Lewis; Vice-Presi-
dent Miss Maud Maslin; Secretary, Mrs.
J. J. G. Fitzgerald Treasurer, Miss E. NJ
Davis Medical Officer, DR.. ]. II. Parkin-
son.
No BOUNTY ON CoYoTEs.-W. P. Merrill
sends to the REcoRD-U UNION this inquiry
q Was there a law passed at the last session
of the Legislature giving bounty fol-
COYOTE scalps2 If so, what is the bounty
and where is it paid Ans.-No such Law
was passed.
MASQUERADE BALL.-Another masquer.
and ball viii be given at Whites hop-house
on the Brighton road, this evening. Three
prizes. including one in coin, will be
awarded. Masks can be procured at the
hall. There will be excellent music, and Q
good time.